Friday, June 7, 2013

Finders, Keepers

1. Hardly a week goes by that I don't find some " treasure". These little molds are my latest flea market discovery. I don't know what the B molds are for. Any ideas?

2. I usually don't know what I am going to do with my finds when I get home but these little molds came in handy for holding all my bits and pieces.

3. At the end of the day some vendors at the flea market don't want to lug the heavy things home. I was able to score an old typewriter for $5.00. Since I already had two typewriters at home and no room for a third , it was time to cut off the keys. Not an easy job.

4. Years of accumulating things have now brought me to the point of limiting my purchases to small items. There's just no more room.

5. There's a sense of euphoria when you find something for 50 cents. That's what this pocket watch cost. Of course it doesn't work and there's a crack - but that's the charm of the piece.

20 comments:

Lovely post, I have had this adversion for second stores or flea markets (they've always made me sad)-but more and more women share their finds and joy of giving something a second life, I've started with the weekend flea markets, it is fun. Nothing for 50 cents yet though :-) Flattering photos.

Stephanie, you are the greatest treasure hunter!!! Your idea of 'little treasures' is great when you run out of space.

My guess for the "B" mold is: 1) "B" for the bits of your bits n pieces (next find a "P" for the pieces): or 2) "B" for Baby's (it is small, you know).

Good for you but a buyer's shame that the old typewriter went for five dollars. They stopped using those round keys with the inserts back in the early 50's. Check the next one against what you see on eBay. It may take a while to sell but they may be running for a lot (sell for profit) even if they don't work...